Wen Qi never expected Gu Nan to do something like this.
Stripping a person’s clothes right to their face, is this something a Zerg would do? Is this something a Male should do?
Where is the morality? Where is the bottom line? And where exactly are Gu Nan’s eyes looking?
Wen Qi felt his head spin with dizziness. If he did not know that Gu Nan had no such intentions toward him, he would have directly unleashed a mental attack and screamed, “You rogue!”
But at this moment, facing his protagonist, facing Gu Nan, he could not and did not dare to do so. All he could do was quickly snatch his clothes back from Gu Nan’s hands and cover his body with the already shredded fabric.
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Gu Nan also realized that his actions were somewhat inappropriate, but seeing the wounds on the Female’s body, that sense of impropriety was quickly discarded by his rationality. Or rather, he no longer had the time to care about such trivialities.
“This is what you meant by fine? Do you have a death wish?” Gu Nan stared at Wen Qi. Seeing the Female’s guilty expression, he could not help but grit his teeth, rendered speechless by pure anger.
Is this something a living being should do? Turning oneself into this ghostly state?
A Female, a Female! Does this fellow have any self-awareness of being a Female at all?
Gu Nan forced himself to calm down. At a glance, he recognized the marks of shell fragments and the traces of various medicinal agents on the Female’s body. These marks clearly told him that the Female had been injured more than once. The state he saw now was merely the result of post-injury treatment.
For some reason, an inexplicable surge of fury rose in his heart. Does this Female know he is a Female? The kind that is easily scared to death, easily killed? Does he really think he is immortal?
After a few looks, Gu Nan determined that Wen Qi had been using specialized Female medication. He turned to rummage through the table, pulling a glass vial out from a pile of various odds and ends. He drew the liquid into a needle, walked over to Wen Qi, and without brooking any argument, grabbed him and pushed the medicine into Wen Qi’s shoulder.
Once finished, he calmed down. “What exactly did you do?”
Hearing Gu Nan’s voice, which was thick with suppressed anger, Wen Qi felt quite guilty. His toes shifted slightly, suppressing the urge to flee, and he obediently hung his head.
“It was nothing.”
Was it not the best outcome? Gu Nan got the medicine he needed without having to sacrifice anything. Was this not the best thing for him?
Wen Qi felt a bit indignant. He did not understand why Gu Nan was so angry. He thought to himself that he had clearly given Gu Nan the very best. Before that thought could even settle, a jolt of pain shot through him as he accidentally pulled on a wound.
He looked at the injury and then peered guiltily at Gu Nan. He saw Gu Nan staring at him with pursed lips, his gaze deep and filled with emotions Wen Qi could not decipher. Wen Qi, he lost his nerve. He did not even dare think about it anymore.
Facing Wen Qi, who wore his guilt plainly on his face, Gu Nan found he could not stay angry. He raised a hand to his forehead, forcibly suppressing the inexplicable rage. Lowering his eyes, he opened his terminal and sent out several messages. Then, he looked at Wen Qi, who still did not dare to meet his eyes.
The Female kept his head down, his toes moving restlessly on the floor, which was a clear sign of his inner defiance.
Gu Nan: “…”
Where on earth did this person come from? He had completely stumped him.
“Thank you, Wen Qi,” Gu Nan said, his voice softening.
Wen Qi: “…”
Wen Qi looked at Gu Nan in surprise, his expression clearly saying: You are not angry anymore?
Gu Nan: “…”
He let out a sigh. “Go lie down on the bed. I need to get the debris out from under your skin.”
“The medicines you used before can numb your nerves and reduce your pain, but they cannot remove foreign objects from your body.”
The damage from the explosion was visible to the naked eye. While the Female’s wounds were indeed healing fast, sand and gravel were trapped within the flesh. If they were not removed before applying high-grade healing fluid, the debris would be permanently embedded in the skin unless cut out with a knife later.
Presumably, the Zerg who gave the healing fluid to this Female did not expect him to have sand in his wounds. Wu Yuan was not a careless person. The Female must have been injured before going to see him.
This Female, Gu Nan did not know what words to use to describe him anymore. He clearly had such a cold and aloof face, yet he acted with such madness.
Wen Qi looked down at himself. There was indeed sand and grit. It must have been from when Yi You’s shell landed nearby. Because his nerves were so tightly strung, he had not noticed it at the time. After using the medicine, he had forgotten about it himself.
He opened his mouth, wanting to say he could handle it himself, but seeing Gu Nan’s expression, he did not dare speak. He could only lead Gu Nan back to his room.
This was Gu Nan’s first time entering the Female’s room. A quick glance showed that the Female was a very clean person and everything was neatly organized. He did not have time for details. Once the Female lay prone on the bed, Gu Nan stepped forward to check his back. There was even more sand there, dense and numerous, and the wounds were even more terrifying.
Gu Nan fetched a basin of water from the bathroom and carefully extracted the fine sand from Wen Qi’s flesh. Seeing Wen Qi tremble from the pain, he asked, “Why did I not see you hurting earlier?”
Hearing this, Wen Qi immediately went still.
Seeing him like this, Gu Nan also stopped. Two minutes later, a terminal notification chimed. He went to retrieve the anesthetic he had just ordered for home delivery. After injecting Wen Qi and waiting for the effect to take hold, his movements became much lighter. It took about half an hour to pick out all the grit from Wen Qi’s back. Once finished, he intended to flip Wen Qi over, but Wen Qi absolutely refused to cooperate.
Looking at Wen Qi’s flushed face, Gu Nan asked, “Can you do the front yourself?”
Wen Qi nodded rapidly.
Having received the Female’s confirmation, Gu Nan left the room. He returned to his own room to grab several tubes of mild ointment and then went back to the living room. Sitting there, his gaze fell upon the healing fluid on the table. After staring at it for a few seconds, he opened his terminal.
There was very little information about the Star Lord of Blue Planet 1 on the Star Network. Even he could not find anything useful. It was clear Wu Yuan had blocked his own data within the Blue Planet 1 network region.
Although Gu Nan understood Wu Yuan’s character and they had been in contact, he did not truly know the man, nor had he ever met him in person. He only knew before that Wu Yuan had major issues with his mental sea. Unfortunately, Gu Nan did not have any reputable Females to offer. While he could provide some strategic advice regarding Blue Planet 1’s defense and offense, the other party clearly did not need it.
The deal had not gone through. He had communicated with Wu Yuan indirectly, but since he could not produce the Female Wu Yuan wanted, the matter was dropped. Since then, his attention had shifted away from Wu Yuan.
A Female, Wu Yuan, and the Female’s current condition, putting it all together, made him unable to figure out what had happened.
Gu Nan opened a chat box and sent a message to Yue Chuan.
[Check what has happened on Blue Planet 1 recently for me.]
The other side replied immediately.
[Boss, we retreated to the Purple Sequence yesterday. There are no men on Blue Planet 1. I will get the news to you later.]
[By the way, Boss, I found out there is a bottle of SS-rank Bone Wing Repair Fluid on Blue Planet 2. Should we head over?]
[Blue Planet 2 is a bit chaotic. If we go, we need to be prepared.]
Gu Nan glanced at the repair fluid on the table.
[No need. I will find a way myself.]
Yue Chuan:
[Understood. Be careful. The star coins we can use right now add up to ten million. If you need them, just draw them from the card. I will handle things here.]
Seeing this message, Gu Nan’s expression darkened slightly.
[No need. Prioritize the supplies for the starship. Tell those few to stay quiet. I will return in a few days.]
Yue Chuan:
[Copy that, Boss. Stay safe.]
Closing the terminal, Gu Nan opened the silver case on the table. The five tubes of repair fluid inside caught his eye. Without stopping, he opened the palm-sized box, revealing the SS+ rank repair fluid within.
He lowered his gaze and tapped the table, which was a habitual gesture whenever he was deep in thought.
“Was it just to solve the problem of Wu Yuan’s mental sea?”
The Star Lord’s manor would not just hand over such precious items for no reason, even to an A-rank Female. If Wen Qi really promised something, Gu Nan frowned. For some reason, he was unwilling to accept that answer.
However, he did not understand why such an emotion had arisen. As he pondered, he suddenly heard the sound of a door opening nearby.
Gu Nan looked up to see that Wen Qi had not only wiped away all the makeup from his body but had also cleaned his hair. He looked like an entirely different person. The clean and fair Female looked completely out of place on this planet. Even in coarse cloth, this Female possessed an air of cold elegance. There were likely very few Zerg in existence whose looks could rival his.
Watching the aloof Female walk out, Gu Nan wondered exactly what the Female wanted from him. He had even risked his life to find repair fluid for him. As for the admiration mentioned before, he would not believe a single word of it now.
What kind of Female’s admiration involved throwing away their own life?
He stood up, walked to the Female, and pushed him back into the room.
“I will apply the medicine for you. And while we are at it, tell me what you were thinking.”
Wen Qi: “…”
The situation had reversed. Two days ago, he was applying medicine to Gu Nan. Now it was Gu Nan’s turn to apply it to him. And was this not similar to writing a self-reflection report? What was he supposed to reflect on?
Wen Qi, who thought he had dodged a bullet: “…”
He had been careless. He would not have come out if he had known.
It took half an hour to finish applying the medicine to Wen Qi. Because his self-reflection was inadequate, he was flipped over and over by a certain Male to have the medicine applied multiple times, making him feel that he had reached the peak of social death.
Even if the Male applying the medicine said he had not looked at the parts he was not supposed to see, it could not stop Wen Qi’s resentment. He leaned dejectedly against the window in the living room, his entire being radiating unhappiness.
His innocence was gone. He squinted at Gu Nan, who was sitting at the table. Gu Nan was acting as usual, handling business and not receiving his glares.
Wen Qi grew even unhappier. Why was he the only one agonizing over this? Was this Male not bothered by it at all? What kind of logic was this?
In his unhappiness, he met the Male’s gaze. Gu Nan looked at him and asked, “Have you thought of what to say yet?”
Wen Qi: “…”
He had already been touched. Why did he still have to do a self-reflection? No, why did he have to do a self-reflection at all? He had not done anything wrong!